Legislature- Assembly

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Legislature- Assembly is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2025, this agency had 81 employees with median total compensation of $133,005; the highest distinct record was $199,150.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $10.9M
Employees: 81
Median total: $133,005
Highest record: $199,150

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$30,738$182,565+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 81 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($133,005) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $130,685 (97%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $3,558 (3%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$132,703

$132,837

$133,005

$133,677

$135,693

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $135,693 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $132,703. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Legislator

81 · $133,005

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$10.2M —	80 —	$122,996 —
2024	$10.4M ▲ 2.4%	78 ▼ 2.5%	$128,517 ▲ 4.5%
2025	$10.9M ▲ 4.1%	81 ▲ 3.8%	$133,005 ▲ 3.5%

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Legislature- Senate California100% match
Legislative Management Connecticut70% match

Record list

Employees

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Stan Ellis

Legislator/Legislature- Assembly

2025 total comp

$99,527

Base pay: $99,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,527
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E90
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,225
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0010500000900
Salary Total: $11,225
Total Pay: $99,527

Stan Ellis holds the role of Legislator at Legislature- Assembly. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,527. Their bargaining unit is E90.